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Maria Sakkari’s rough start to the 2025 season continues after the Greek tennis star got upset by a wildcard in her opener at the WTA 500 tournament in Merida. Zeynep Sonmez, who surprised everyone last year by winning her maiden WTA title in Merida, is now ranked at No. 88 in the world and her…
Laura Robson thinks Emma Raducanu currently doesn’t have many options when it comes to hiring big-time coaches and believes the 22-year-old won’t rush into adding a new member to her team until she finds the right fit. After lasting a full season with one coach for the first time in her career, the 2021 US…
Feliciano Lopez is ripping the tennis community’s treatment of Jannik Sinner as “beyond disappointing” as the former world No. 12 has a hard time understanding how some could feel so apathetic toward someone who was proved “innocent.” When the ITIA’s report came out in August, it was revealed that the 23-year-old twice tested positive for…
When the son of the world’s greatest golfer meets the granddaughter of the most powerful man in the world, there is no other golf event that holds up. Charlie Woods and Kai Trump will play the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, one of the most important youth competitions in the United States. Tiger Woods’ son…
Tim Henman described Roger Federer as the “most complete player” that he faced but also noted that in his eyes, Novak Djokovic is the undisputed tennis GOAT. Since the Swiss was the oldest Big Three member, he was the player from the group who had the most meetings against the Briton. And while Henman beat…
Barbara Schett made one very interesting comment while discussing the Elena Rybakina-Stefano Vukov situation as the former Austrian tennis star mentioned that Jorge Fernandez treats his daughter Leylah in “an insane” way. In an interview with an Austrian publication, the former world No. 7 said the Kazakh was “completely brainwashed” by the Croatian coach and…
Brian Campbell saw his life change in just one day after winning the Mexico Open. In just one victory, the Californian golfer earned $1,260,000, a sum that corresponds to four times what he had earned so far on the PGA Tour. At the end of the tour, the American confessed that he had thought about…
Ben Shelton didn’t have much interest in talking about the Jannik Sinner doping situation as the world No. 14 simply acknowledged that the case is officially over so it’s probably time for everyone to move on. After months of speculating about what would happen during the Italian’s CAS hearing, it all ended 10 days ago…
Tristan Boyer absolutely unloaded on chair umpire Nick Flentie following his San Diego Challenger first-round exit as the world No. 113 ripped the umpire as “ridiculous” and described his calls as “horrendous.” The American, who was seeded at No. 2, picked up a surprise exit in his opening match after 195th-ranked Alex Bolt handed him…
Modern golf is quite different from the one we used to watch. It is natural for any sport, including golf, to undergo a transformation from year to year. However, such a transformation also means that golfers are becoming much stricter in many aspects, striving for perfection. Is finding perfection in the game a recipe for…